The Imperial Study.

Li Chengmu looked at Li Chengzhan and Li Chengshang's eldest son Li Ding'an, who were standing in front.

"Today, you should have received a letter from the Emperor, and I want to know why I asked you to enter the palace."

"You can't miss the season when you go to Nanyang, so you are in a hurry, and the time for you to prepare is about ten days at most. In this way, you are about to enter the vassal, and the things you need to prepare will be complicated, if you have any difficulties, you can mention them to me, and I will try my best to help you solve them. ”

Li Chengzhan stepped forward and bowed: "I don't know what kind of funding the imperial court has given to us?" ”

Li Chengmu sighed: "For example, although Chengping is today, because all parts of the country are waiting for the new, money and food must be used everywhere, and the treasury of the imperial court is also tight. ”

Noticing that the faces of the two people below had become unsightly, he continued: "Of course, the support that the imperial court should give will still be given, and each of you can choose a thousand families and go to the fiefdom with you." There are no more than 10,000 people in 1,000 households, and the fleet in the South Seas with a larger population is afraid that it will not be able to carry it.

and the guards, servants, and private soldiers of your respective houses. You can also purchase a batch of supplies along the way and take them to sea. Tomorrow I will withdraw a sum of money from the treasury and send it to you, which is also my intention to buy supplies before you leave. ”

"That's all?" Li Chengzhan was not satisfied with this, "The emperor should know that the continent that my father said is a wild land, and we must be engaged in construction when we arrive at the fiefdom, and craftsmen from all walks of life should allocate some people to us, right?" ”

Li Chengmu bowed: "Second brother is right, there are no less skilled craftsmen in all walks of life, you can go to the craftsman bureau to select some who are willing to go south with you these days." For the time being, each of you can choose two hundred. ”

Li Chengzhan and Li Ding'an glanced at each other, the two were temporarily satisfied with the emperor's arrangement, in fact, what they lacked could arrange for the steward to buy, including craftsmen, but because of the urgency of time, why didn't they get the emperor's wool.

"The minister thanked the emperor first, and tomorrow the minister will arrange for the housekeeper to go to the craftsman bureau to select suitable craftsmen."

Li Ding'an stepped forward and said: "The emperor's nephew has thanked the emperor, if you don't have anything, let's go back to the house to prepare first?" ”

Coming out of the palace, Li Ding'an frowned: "Uncle Huang, why did you separate your father and you in one place?" My nephew heard that the sky is high and the sea is wide, the land is vast, and the borderless land is everywhere. Why didn't Grandpa Huang suggest that we divide more territory? ”

Li Chengzhan knew Li Jingfu's thoughts, thought for a moment and said: "Your imperial grandfather probably wants us to take care of each other, after all, overseas, we are not familiar with each other, we are not far apart, it is convenient to take care of, and we can help in time if something happens." ”

Li Ding'an nodded, and sighed in his heart, their big house is different from the other rooms, and their father, who is in charge of the house, has a fever and is mentally retarded. Now he is the one who can talk about things, and what he is in charge of is his father's inheritance.

If the father's inheritance could be divided into two, and the two brothers would inherit a part of it, they would be able to effectively avoid disputes between the brothers for profit.

Li Ding'an thought a little far, and after saying goodbye to Li Chengzhan, he returned to the palace and immediately ordered the housekeeper to arrange for people to go out to buy supplies and go to the tooth store to buy some competent people to come back.

Tomorrow, by the way, they will have to deal with their property in the capital, and all of them will be turned into silver, and then they will buy materials and transport them to the fiefdom.

In the wilderness overseas, it is not much use to think of silver, and materials are hard currency.

The movement of the two palaces naturally caused a sensation in the capital, and some courtiers actually wanted to oppose it when they first learned the news, saying that the separation of the prince's sons and grandsons overseas in this way seemed to solve the trouble, but it damaged the emperor's image of benevolence.

The outside world still thinks that the emperor has no tolerance for people and can't tolerate the kings of the clan.

But most people still have a supportive attitude, and even the emperor and the queen mother have no opinions, how dare they oppose it?

Taking a step back, the kings are divided overseas, which is tantamount to opening up territory for Dayu in disguise, how dare you oppose what a great and sacred event!

This time to go to sea, the Emperor Taishang and the Queen Mother are ready to go, Xia Jing is ready to go because she has heard of this continent in the last days, but she has not been there, and she is very curious.

What is the country like on the back of a sheep in history, and I have heard that people in this country in another time and space can lie at home and live a rich life as long as they release sheep or mine minerals, and what kind of charm does it have to surpass a well-off country without effort?

Of course, at this time, there may not be many people on this continent, and the pitiful number of natives is negligible.

All kinds of legends of later generations show that this continent is rich in resources, and the gap depends on whether you have the eye to find treasures.

"How many ships are you going to take with you this time? How many troops? Li Jingfu received that the eldest family, the second family, and the family members of the fourth child had taken the train to Jingang, and then took a sea boat from Jingang to Lingnan.

"There are 80,000 navy, and the ships are still the ones that went to sea last time, except for the 20,000 navy left in Malaga, all the rest will follow me to sea."

Xia Jing thought about it, she had nearly seventy ships here, plus the fleet of the big house and the second room, there were probably nearly a hundred ships, which was the same number as the ships that went to sea last time.

Due to the longer voyage, more supplies were prepared. If you are short of supplies on the return trip, you can go to Penang and other bases along the way to replenish supplies.

Li Jingfu nodded knowingly: "Coupled with the fleet that rushed to meet in the capital, as well as the fleet of the Lan family and the Mingyue Marquis Mansion, we will almost have enough one hundred and thirty ships this time." ”

Time passed quickly, and a few days later, a fleet from the capital appeared on the sea off the coast of Lingnan.

The Lingnan fleet set sail one after another, rendezvous with the fleet on the sea, and sailed farther into the deep sea together.

More than a month later, when the huge fleet sailed through Luzon, on the tower of the Luzon naval base, a row of cannons fired to see off the two princes of Dayu.

The two masters of the palace, the first time they went to sea, the first time they met their own Dayu's army overseas, they were excited and moved, and their faces showed a proud look.

Their Dayu dynasty is strong, even overseas is their world.

Now it's no longer something that a few little traitors can bully, and Dayu has become stronger.

After passing Luzon Island, Xia Jing pointed to the world map and said to Li Jingfu: "When the ship of the fourth family arrives at the mouth of the Straits of Malacca, we can let them break away from our team and sail to Malaga." This time, instead of passing through this side, we will sail around Suman Island to Oceania, which will save a lot of time. ”

And even if there are many islands in this sea, don't be afraid, the draft of ships in this era is not as deep as that of later generations, so you don't have to worry about hitting the reef.

The fleet led by Xia Jing sailed smoothly on the sea, but the capital, which was thousands of miles away, broke the peace of the court because of an urgent report from Liangzhou.

The border pass of the Great Wall of Longyou Road was broken by the Xirong people, and they advanced rapidly all the way eastward, thinking that now they are only afraid that the soldiers and horses of Xirong have attacked Zhangye County.

No one knew that Li Chengmu had just heard the report that the Xirong people had broken through the border pass of the Great Wall, and he was flustered for a while, as if there was no Xia Jing in the capital, which made him feel bottomless.

"Jiayu Pass has been broken, do you have any good suggestions?"

After listening to the emperor's questioning, the civil officials looked at each other, they didn't know how to lead troops to fight, and they collectively silenced this situation, waiting for the generals and nobles to come up with ideas.

At this time, Long Yutian stood up, and the expeditionary force lost the opportunity to expand the territory for Dayu, and this time he must strive for this good opportunity to make contributions.

In time for others to avoid it, Long Yutian played: "Your Majesty, the Western Regions is the birthplace of my Dayu Taizu, and was later robbed by the Xirong people, and now I Dayu has recovered his vitality, and the soldiers and horses are becoming stronger and stronger, and it is time to recover my Dayu's territory." ”

"Oh, Pinnambo, please tell me more." When Li Chengmu saw someone standing up, he felt a lot of relief.

At least there was a group of people available in the imperial court.

"Taizu set up the Xicheng Mansion in the Western Regions, and now the situation has reached this point, which means that it is time for us to recover in the Western Regions."

As he spoke, Long Yutian glanced at Xiang Rongrang, who was in charge of the Gyeonggi camp, paused, and said: "This time, Xirong invaded Jiayuguan and mobilized 200,000 troops, so I think I came prepared. It will definitely be too late to dispatch troops remotely, so it is better to gather troops and horses nearby. ”

"The emperor can transfer 50,000 troops to Bingzhou, and the Gyeonggi battalion will transfer 100,000 to make up an army of 150,000, plus the 200,000 soldiers and horses that Liangzhou originally had, a total of 350,000 troops, go to Liangzhou to directly crush the past, let Xirong see, my Dayu is not easy to bully now!"

The extermination of the Beidi is the best example.

"Ping Ningbo, Xirong has 200,000 troops, what if they have support for the army in the future?" Someone in the court asked about another possibility.

Long Yutian looked at the civil official who spoke, and snorted lightly: "If Xirong has backup, we can mobilize troops and horses to Yizhou again, and mobilize troops and horses from Yizhou to enter Liangzhou directly, the road conditions are a little more complicated than ours, but at least it will not affect the time for them to arrive in Liangzhou." ”

Moreover, today's railway has been built to Wuwei, which is very convenient and fast for transporting soldiers and horses.

Li Chengmu looked at the other ministers in the palace: "Is there anyone else to add?" ”

At this time, Xiang Rongrang stood up, he was a veteran of the Emperor Taishang's side, and now the Emperor Taishang is already the Emperor Taishang, a generation of emperors and courtiers, if he doesn't work hard, he may be marginalized.

In this campaign against Xirong, he must take command, take advantage of this opportunity to recapture Jiayuguan, and take advantage of the situation to recover the lost territory of the Western Regions, which has been lost for a hundred years.

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to go to the front line for Dayu's stability, please give permission!"

Long Yutian, who had already been out of the ranks, listened to his shameless words, and almost didn't run away in front of the emperor!

Strive to pacify Liangzhou this time, as long as he works harder to recover the Western Regions, he will make great contributions to Dayu.

Now this great governor with a low sense of existence has actually come to ask the emperor for war again, how can this be done?

What if the emperor agreed to him going?

"Your Majesty, for this battle, the last general has already made a draft, I hope the emperor believes in the last general, let the last general come out this time, right?"

"Your Majesty, the last general is more suitable for leading troops to fight than the uncle, because the ministers have no concern!"

Long Yutian glared, you don't have a daughter-in-law, no offspring, and you still have a face, right?

"Your Majesty, Xiang Du Governor did not have a family, and he did not stay for Xiang Jia, it is indeed not suitable to go to the battlefield, it is better to let the last general go this time, and wait for Xiang Du Du to have it, and let him go to fight for Dayu next time?"

"Your Majesty, the last general is more suitable than Ping Ningbo, and the last general will ask you to fight!"

"Your Majesty, if you want to stay with the governor, you can't cut off the incense of the Xiang family!"

Most of the civil officials in the court stared at the two like fools, although Xirong did not often come to invade Dayu's border, but the battle was still very brave, and he would not be able to come back if he did not do well in this battle. They don't understand how these two people in the court are more afraid of death than the other?

Li Chengmu is very happy that the two are vying to serve Dayu, and this loyalty is rare.

So his tone softened a lot, and said: "You want to fight for Dayu, I know, I am very relieved." ”

"The Xirong people invaded the border of Dayu, this battle is definitely going to be fought, but Gyeonggi can't leave no people, the two of you can only go to Liangzhou and stay in Gyeonggi. Which of you would like to stay with me? ”

Listening to the emperor's words, the two raised their fingers at each other at the same time, and invariably spoke: "He! ”

Li Chengmu saw them arguing like children, and wanted to roll his eyes and give it to them.

He said helplessly: "Since you don't want to let it, then it's up to me to decide."

For Xirong, no matter how the battle is fought, how to set up the formation, but I have one request, no matter who goes, he must pick up his life. ”

In the end, Long Yutian was selected by the emperor as the governor of the Western Regions for this time, and Xiang Rong let stay in the Gyeonggi camp to take charge of the security of the Gyeonggi region.

"I want you to give Liangzhou courage this time! The people of Xirong dare to invade, if there is no meat to eat in Liangzhou, I will allow you to go to Xirong to rob! If you don't have a daughter-in-law, go to Xijon to rob it! If there is a shortage of slaves in the family, go to Xijon to rob it! ”

"All the looted supplies and slaves are at the discretion of the soldiers themselves, and the army is not touched at all. Later, I will issue a will, and write these in the detailed rules, so as to give everyone a guarantee. ”

Hiss!

The hall was filled with the sound of inhalation.

Everyone felt that the emperor was forced to be in a hurry, and he even dared to say this.

The civilian officials came back to their senses and immediately stood up against it, the war consumed countless amounts of money and food, and now there can be a trace of return, why are the benefits all taken up by these reckless people?

"Your Majesty, think twice before acting."

"Part of the materials looted by Xijon will be kept for the daily expenses of the army, and the rest cannot be handed over to the national treasury?"

Li Jingfu doubted that this household official knew how to write the words 'Tian is shameless'?

They all united to resist all kinds of things, and they wanted to take advantage of it, and they took advantage of it so openly, and there was no embarrassment on their faces, which showed the thickness of their faces.

And first of all, let's take the treasury of the imperial court, as if Dayu's treasury is always an empty mouse.

Li Chengmu frowned and looked at the expressions of the ministers, and really found that many of them had the same thoughts as the civil officials who spoke just now.

"I am the soldiers who encouraged this expedition, they were born and died for Dayu, just to reward some property, compared with their lives, this wealth is not worth mentioning."

What Dayu wants is the Dayu army that dares to fight, is not afraid of war, and has high positive emotions.

So the right rewards are essential!